Scots 'lefts' pian rate increases

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coverage of Poland.

It is most important that we show the public that these Commie policies don't work.

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But I was wondering if we could find a new word to replace 'strikers' in Poland. It has such bad connotations!

Anyway, keep up the good work. Think of those poor Poles without a free press like ours!

PS. Now the Times is back could you check that none of these journalists has been contaminated by being on strike. Judging from what I saw of them on telly they haven'tbut you can never be too careful!

Victor Matthews "Rate rises are just another form of cuts" warned Edinburgh CLP delegate Joe Baxter at a conference in Stirling last Saturday.

But the warning was not heeded by the majority of the conference, convened by the Scottish area of the Labour Coordinating Committee under the title: "The scope for social policies in local government"

The agenda covered four subjects:

*Democratic accountability of Labour groups.

*The role of the Party in COSLA (the organisation of Scottish local authorities).

*Industrial democracy in local government *How Labour councils should oppose the government's cuts.

Impatient

The 85 Labour activists who attended-including 28 councillors, were obviously impatient to get to the imal item on the agenda, and time ran out before the discussion on fighting the cuts could come to any conciusion.

However the discussion did show that the LCC, while favouring a policy of "no cuts", are not prepared at this point to face up to the fact that this requires a fight against the Tory increases Councils such as Dundee and Stirling District Councils, where LCC. members are able to put their policies into practice, are preparing to put through massive increases on the District rate of between 60-100%.

To some extent these rises will be offset-by the fact that the (Labour-controlled!) regional councils are carrying out cuts, and the regional rate makes up three quarters of the total rate.

However Scottish working people will have to face up to Labour-imposed cuts in regional services and hikes in rates.

Instead of preparing the necessary all-out fight to bring down the Tories, the 'lefts' of the LCC are taking partial steps which can only lead to confusion and demoralisation. be met by the people of Nuneaton?

At the time of writing no reply has been received, although it has been said that one was posted four days ago.

Public meeting

The Nuneaton Committee Against Racism and Fascism is to hold a public meeting when its investigations regarding the complicity of the Labour Council have been carried out.

Those arrested in Nuneaton on August 17 come up in court on October 2.

A defence committee has been formed and fund-raising social events are being planned to contribute towards expenses.

A demonstration is being organised and a tentative date for this has been fixed as Sunday September 28.

Further details can be obtained from and contributions to the defence fund can be sent to Nuneaton Committee Against Racism and Fascism, 111 Bulkington Lane, Bedworth Nuneaton, North Warwickshire.

One anti-fascist who had to return to Germany was dealt with by the courts the day after the march and was fined £50.

Anti-fascists should start sending money in now and start preparations for a big turnout on the march.

Campaign for Democracy Labour Movement "CAV and the Car Industrymake the bosses pay for the crisis"

Monday 8 September at 8pm Co-op Hall, Acton High St.

Speaker: Alan Thornett, BL Cowley steward, in personal capacity.

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